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Most citizens are not net contributors to welfare. It sounds like you dislike welfare, not immigrants. People who come here legally and illegally are just like
by simplecomplex 8y ago
Most citizens are not net contributors to welfare. It sounds like you dislike welfare, not immigrants.
People who come here legally and illegally are just like you and me, wanting the same things, to work, live, and provide a better future for their children. They are human beings.
But I get it... freedom and markets when it benefits you and exclusion and socialism when it doesn’t.
- furgooswft13 8y agoI don't get it, "Estimates show undocumented immigrants are net contributors to welfare" yet "Most citizens are not net contributors to welfare". Is it because undocumented immigrants "pay taxes but they can’t apply for most benefits that they’re paying into" (even though in many jurisdictions they can and do)? Even if true, there are far more legal citizens in the US than alien immigrants, and most of those are not on welfare. I just can't square what you are saying here with your previous comment. > People who come here legally and illegally are just like you and me, wanting the same things, to work, live, and provide a better future for their children. They are human beings. That's great, but it still affects people already legally here who also want to "work, live, and provide a better future for their children". The H-1B program gets a lot of ire from these parts because it has a downward effect on salaries and job availability for US citizens in the tech sector. But I guess that's no problem when it's the same deal just for jobs none of us would ever consider.
- patrickg_zill 8y agoI responded with facts, that showed your numbers are not based in reality. I don't dispute that they are human beings...